Rural Health
Resources by State: Wisconsin
Rural-Urban Differences in Dental Service Use among Children Enrolled in a Private Dental Insurance Plan in Wisconsin: Analysis of Administrative Data
Highlights the rural-urban differences in dental services utilization for children with private dental insurance in Wisconsin. Compares data from several versions of rural, urban, and suburban areas. Breaks down data by age group and type of procedures sought.
Author(s): Pradeep Bhagavatula, Qun Xiang, Aniko Szabo, et al.
Citation: BMC Oral Health, 12, 58
Date: 12/2012
Type: Document
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Highlights the rural-urban differences in dental services utilization for children with private dental insurance in Wisconsin. Compares data from several versions of rural, urban, and suburban areas. Breaks down data by age group and type of procedures sought.
Author(s): Pradeep Bhagavatula, Qun Xiang, Aniko Szabo, et al.
Citation: BMC Oral Health, 12, 58
Date: 12/2012
Type: Document
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Midwest Retention Toolkit
Provides tools to assist National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites with the retention of healthcare providers. Includes worksheets, sample surveys, and model retention plans for use with all healthcare providers, although targeted for physicians.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Provides tools to assist National Health Service Corps (NHSC) sites with the retention of healthcare providers. Includes worksheets, sample surveys, and model retention plans for use with all healthcare providers, although targeted for physicians.
Date: 2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: 3RNET
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Distance is Relative: Unpacking a Principal Barrier in Rural Healthcare
Details a study on distance as a barrier to healthcare for rural veterans. Analyzes survey responses and interviews from both patients and providers.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah S. Ono, Carolyn Turvey, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(2), 648-654
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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Details a study on distance as a barrier to healthcare for rural veterans. Analyzes survey responses and interviews from both patients and providers.
Author(s): Colin Buzza, Sarah S. Ono, Carolyn Turvey, et al.
Citation: Journal of General Internal Medicine, 26(2), 648-654
Date: 2011
Type: Document
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End-of-Life Care: Key Components Provided by Programs in Four States
Describes six key components in providing care to Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Includes information from site visits to programs in Arizona, Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Discusses challenges of providing end-of-life care services to rural residents.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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Describes six key components in providing care to Medicare beneficiaries at the end of life. Includes information from site visits to programs in Arizona, Florida, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Discusses challenges of providing end-of-life care services to rural residents.
Additional links: Full Report
Date: 12/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Government Accountability Office
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National Advisory Committee on Rural Health & Human Services Meeting Minutes, Madison, Wisconsin, September 12-14, 2007
Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Minutes from the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services' 57th meeting, which included discussions on several Wisconsin-specific healthcare and healthcare workforce issues, welfare reform, state Medicaid waivers, Toyota Motor Company's North American health initiatives, child poverty, and more.
Date: 09/2007
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
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Chronic Disease Management Systems (Registries) in Rural Health Care
Discusses the types of Chronic Disease Management Systems (CDMSs) used by a sample of 14 state organizations and 19 local rural clinics in Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Anne Skinner, Roslyn Fraser-Maginn, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Discusses the types of Chronic Disease Management Systems (CDMSs) used by a sample of 14 state organizations and 19 local rural clinics in Maine, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Anne Skinner, Roslyn Fraser-Maginn, Keith J. Mueller
Date: 05/2006
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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Models for Providing Hospice Care in Rural Areas: Successes and Challenges
Describes different approaches for providing hospice care in rural areas, with case studies from hospices in Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Includes data on rural and urban Medicare-certified hospice services.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Ira Moscovice, Beth Virnig, Sarah Kind
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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Describes different approaches for providing hospice care in rural areas, with case studies from hospices in Florida, Minnesota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. Includes data on rural and urban Medicare-certified hospice services.
Author(s): Michelle M. Casey, Ira Moscovice, Beth Virnig, Sarah Kind
Date: 01/2003
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
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The Effect of Market Reform on Rural Public Health Departments
Reports on how rural health departments and populations they serve were affected by healthcare system changes in the 1990s, particularly Medicaid managed care. Based on site visits to four rural public health departments in each of five states: Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Rebecca Slifkin, Pam Silberman, Susan Reif
Date: 01/2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Reports on how rural health departments and populations they serve were affected by healthcare system changes in the 1990s, particularly Medicaid managed care. Based on site visits to four rural public health departments in each of five states: Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, and Wisconsin.
Author(s): Rebecca Slifkin, Pam Silberman, Susan Reif
Date: 01/2000
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Rural Health Research Program
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Wisconsin Rural Partners Events
A list of upcoming and past events, such as small community forums, development initiatives, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Rural Partners
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A list of upcoming and past events, such as small community forums, development initiatives, and more.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: Wisconsin Rural Partners
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Wisconsin Equitable Program Development Dashboard
An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, race/ethnicity, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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An interactive data map of Wisconsin that provides information on socioeconomic factors and community-based assets. Includes census tract, county subdivision, and block group-level data on the social determinants of health, such as education, income, housing, race/ethnicity, language, location of hospitals, and location of retailers accepting FoodShare.
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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